ABC 11PM

ABC 11PM

Click here for a text-only version of this page
DIRECTORS PAGE EXTRA DISTRACTED WALKING-PKG
NEWS OPEN-CLIP EXTRA SIDEBAR-OC
POOL DROWNING-PILOTTOPS METH CANDY BARS-VO
BURNED TEEN-2SHOT SOTVO FACEBOOK FELONY-OC
BURNED BOY ONE YEAR LATER-SS OC PENN STATE TREES-VO
BURNED BOY ONE YEAR LATER-PKG CHARTER SCHOOL FATE-VO
SWAT SITUATION OVER-SOTVO BLOOD DONATIONS DOWN-VO
MISSING GEORGIA BANKER-VO OC TAG STARVING DOG UPDATE-VO
FIREFIGHTER SHOT-VO SPORTS TOSS-POP EST
COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT-VOWIPE TEASE TWO-POP
COLORADO SHOOTING-SOTVO TZ2 A-VO
GATOR WALLY-VO NIGHTLINE TEASE-BLK-SOT
CAPE CORAL ZONING-VOWIPE SPORTS OPEN-CLIP
CAPE CORAL ZONING-SOTVO RED SOX TIGERS-POPMON
VOTE CLIP-CLIP RED SOX TIGERS-VOTOPS
RNC TIME LAPSE-VOWIPE CHRIS SALE-VOTOPS
RNC TIME LAPSE-SOTVO MIAMI DOLPHINS-POPMON
CLINTON POPULAR-VTPS-OC MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS
COLLIER EARLY VOTE-CG TIM TEBOW-VOTOPS
NEXT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP TIM TEBOW-SOTTOPS
TEASE ONE------------ MURDOCK DEATH-VOTOPS
TZ1 A EXTRA DISTRACTED WALKING-VOTOPS MEDAL COUNT-POPMON
TZ1 B METH CANDY BARS-VOTOPS MEDAL COUNT-CGTOPS
STORMWARN 7 JP WX OPEN-CLIP TREVOR MOORE-VOTOPS
WEATHER-PWC TOSS TO BREAK-POP
TEASE DEMO STORY OF THE NIGHT-VO SEA TURTLE TOUR-VOTOPS
EXTRA CLIP-CLIP REVENGE HOUSE $$$-SS
EXTRA DISTRACTED WALKING-TC MON CLOSE 11PM-3SHOT


DIRECTORS PAGE


Return to index of stories...

NEWS OPEN-CLIP


11PM SHOW OPEN Return to index of stories...


POOL DROWNING-PILOTTOPS


BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT AT 11--

A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD IS AT THE HOSPITAL, AFTER BEING FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN A POOL.

IT HAPPENED AT THE SANIBEL ARMS CONDOS, A POPULAR VACATION SPOT ON EAST GULF DRIVE, JUST PAST THE CAUSEWAY.

SANIBEL'S POLICE CHIEF TELLS US THE CONDITION OF THE CHILD IS UNKNOWN.

A-B-C SEVEN HAS A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE AND WE'RE WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION. Return to index of stories...


BURNED TEEN-2SHOT SOTVO


WE BEGIN TONIGHT AT 11 WITH A WARNING FOR PARENTS --

AFTER A LOCAL TEENAGER SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TODAY.

WITNESSES SAY HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON FIRE.

STILL NO OFFICIAL WORD TONIGHT ON WHAT STARTED A FIRE THAT LANDED A CHARLOTTE COUNTY TEEN IN THE HOSPITAL. --

BUT NEIGHBORS TELL A-B-C SEVEN HE POURED GASOLINE ON THE DINING ROOM TABLE AND LIT IT.

2:24:14 Don petersen/called 911

he was burns from his neck as far down as I could see with no shirt on

IT HAPPENED IN THE DEEP CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY TWO TEENS WERE TOGETHER WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.

ONE WAS BURNT SO BADLY HE WAS TAKEN TO TAMPA GENERAL'S BURN UNIT --

NO UPDATE ON HIS CONDITION TONIGHT.

HIS FRIEND WASN'T HURT. Return to index of stories...


BURNED BOY ONE YEAR LATER-SS OC


IN A DIFFERENT CASE, ONE YEAR AGO,

*ANOTHER CHARLOTTE COUNTY BOY SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS WHILE PLAYING WITH FIRE AND GASOLINE.

THESE ARE PICTURES TAKEN OF LOGAN NELSON, SHORTLY AFTER EMERGENCY CREWS RUSHED HIM TO THE TAMPA BURN CENTER.

HE SUFFERED BURNS ON 80 PERCENT OF HIS BODY.

BUT THOSE PICTURES ARE FAR FROM HOW LITTLE LOGAN LOOKS TODAY.

A-B-C SEVEN'S CHRISTINA LUSBY REPORTS. Return to index of stories...


BURNED BOY ONE YEAR LATER-PKG


58:35 it hardly hurts anymore 58:37

FROM A DISTANCE.YOU'D NEVER SEE THE SCARS.

10-YEAR-OLD LOGAN NELSON.TEARING UP THE GRASS WITH HIS FRIEND.

A MOMENT.HIS GRANDPARENTS WEREN'T SURE THEY'D SEE AGAIN.

6:25 I am so glad to thank everybody and to see the love and support and prayers brought logan through 6:33

SCARS COVER MOST OF HIS BODY.BUT IT DOESN'T SLOW HIM DOWN.

54:44 I think im doing really good 54:59

PLAYING WITH FRIENDS THEY LIT A BOWL OF GAS ON FIRE.WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUT IT OUT.THE KICKED OVER THE BOWL.ACCIDENTLY COVERING LOGAN IN FLAMES.

54:07 it brings back memories i don't like 54:10

LOGAN'S HEALED MIRACLOSUALY.AFTER BEING BURNED FROM THE NECK DOWN ONE YEAR AGO.

56:51 when i first woke up from the hospital i thought id never survive 56:56

55:39 I couldn't lift my arms up like this or this or this 55:48

BUT NOW.

6:43 he's doing hand springs playing football graduated to the 5th grade 6:48

HAPPY HEALTHY.ACTIVE.LOGAN STILL HAS A ROAD OF RECOVERY AHEAD.

THE SCARS ON HIS BACK.SKIN GRAPHS TAKEN TO COVER THE FRONT BURNS.

7:33 doner skin doesn't grow but as logan grows more surgerys 7:44

WITH LESSONS LEARNED.

58:05 learned two lessons never play with lighters or gasoline 58:11

LOGAN SAYS.HE'S THANKFUL FOR HIS LIFE.

58:52 im happy

IN PUNTA GORDA CHRISTINA LUSBY ABC 7. Return to index of stories...


SWAT SITUATION OVER-SOTVO


PEOPLE IN A QUIET ENGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD SAW THE POWER AND PRECISION OF THE SWAT TEAM TODAY.

"they were all going down like this and they had all these shields and they're holding their stuff up like this and it was just amazing."

THEY SWARMED A HOUSE ON ROOSEVELT STREET -- ENDING A STANDOFF WITH A MAN INSIDE.

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WON'T SAY WHO THE MAN IS OR WHY HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE FOR A FEW HOURS.

BUT NEIGHBORS TELL A-B-C 7 HE'S A 25-YEAR-OLD PIZZA DELIVERY MAN.

AND HE EVENTUALLY GAVE HIMSELF UP.

NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE MAN'S NOW UNDER ARREST. Return to index of stories...


MISSING GEORGIA BANKER-VO OC TAG


NEW AT 11,

ABC7 IS UNCOVERING DETAILS ON A MISSING GEORGIA BANKER,

LAST SEEN ON THE FERRY FROM KEY WEST TO FORT MYERS.

TODAY THE FBI RELEASED THIS VIDEO.

IT'S BELIEVED TO DOCUMENT THE LAST MOMENTS BEFORE AUBREY LEE PRICE DISAPPEARED.

EARLIER THIS MONTH PRICE VANISHED - ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATED 40 MILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTORS MONEY.

HE TOLD FRIENDS HE WAS GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE; BUT THE F-B-I DOESN'T BUY IT.

THEY BELIEVE PRICE COULD STILL BE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

JUST TODAY,

THE F-B-I LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO TRY AND FIND PRICE-

FOCUSED ON SOUTH FLORIDA.

THEY SHOW HIS NAME, PICTURE, AND REWARD INFO--

IF YOU *HAVE INFORMATION-- IT COULD BE WORTH $20-THOUSAND DOLLARS-- Return to index of stories...


FIREFIGHTER SHOT-VO


TONIGHT, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SHOT AN IONA FIREFIGHTER.

LAST NIGHT, THEY SAY FOUR YOUNG MEN WITH B-B GUNS WERE SHOOTING AT CARS AND BUILDINGS ALONG SOUTH POINT BOULEVARD.

THE BOYS BOLTED WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED.

BUT BEFORE THEY GOT THERE, THE DEPUTIES SAY THE BOYS SHOT A FIREFIGHTER IN THE STOMACH.

.AS HE CHECKED ON WHAT WAS HITTING THE GARAGE DOOR OF THEIR STATION ON CONFERENCE DRIVE.

HE'S O-K.

THE STAFF AT A NEARBY MCDONALDS TOLD DEPUTIES THEY SAW A GROUP OF TEENS MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOYS.

THEY'RE CHECKING THEIR SECURITY FOOTAGE. Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT-VOWIPE


IN HIS SECOND COURT APPEARANCE,

THE ACCUSED SHOOTER IN THE COLORADO MOVIE THEATER MASSACRE FACED FORMAL CHARGES.

HOLMES IS FACING 24 COUNTS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER -- THAT'S DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS KILLED.

HE'S ALSO FACING 116 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER - TWO FOR EACH OF THE 58 WOUNDED -- AND OTHER CHARGES RELATED TO WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES.

AS A JUDGE READ THE CHARGES AGAINST THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER --

ABOUT HALF OF THE COURTROOM WAS FILLED WITH VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. Return to index of stories...


COLORADO SHOOTING-SOTVO


Mary Ellen Hansen

Aunt of Victim Ashley Moser

He had an expression and kind of a persona of evilness to him but looked very sane to me.

:26-:38

Don Lader

Shooting Survivor

We're here to represent strength that the community has, we're here to represent a lack of fear of what this individual tried to cause.

A HEARING IS SET FOR AUGUST 9TH TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONTENTS OF A PACKAGE HOLMES SENT TO HIS PSYCHIATRIST SHOULD REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.

MEANWHILE HOLMES IS BEING HELD IN ISOLATION WITHOUT BOND. Return to index of stories...


GATOR WALLY-VO


TODAY, A-B-C 7 OBTAINED A PICTURE OF AIRBOAT CAPTAIN WALLY WEATHERHOLT.

.RIGHT AFTER AN ALLIGATOR USED ITS RAZOR-SHARP TEETH.

.TO BITE OFF HIS HAND.

AND TO ADD INSULT TO THIS INJURY --

WEATHERHOLT NOW FACES FINES AND A POSSIBLE JAIL SENTENCE OVER WHAT HAPPENED.

INVESTIGATORS SAY WEATHERHOLT FED THE GATOR.

THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW.

WEATHERHOLT GOES BACK TO COURT NEXT MONTH. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CORAL ZONING-VOWIPE


SOME CAPE CORAL RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP BUSINESS OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

PEOPLE LIVING NEAR SOUTHWEST 15TH PLACE NEAR CHIQUITA BOULEVARD FEAR DEVELOPMENT WILL CHANGE THE WAY THEY LIVE.

TONIGHT CAPE COUNCIL GAVE LITTLE INPUT ON WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO ABOUT THE AREA --

A BATTLE RESIDENTS HAVE DELT WITH FOR YEARS.

PREVIOUSLY, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE RECCOMENDED ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE PROPERTIES BE CHANGED TO RESIDENTIAL WHILE THE REST MIXED USE OR COMMERCIAL.

CHIQUITA IS PLANNED TO EXPAND TO SIX LANES IN THE FUTURE. Return to index of stories...


CAPE CORAL ZONING-SOTVO


25:37 they cant fill the strip malls now why build more or schedule to have more:43 plenty of areas they can fill up for biz now.

COUNCILMEMBERS WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO APPROVE, REJECT OR MODIFY THE ORDINANCE.

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AUGUST 20TH. Return to index of stories...


VOTE CLIP-CLIP


Return to index of stories...

RNC TIME LAPSE-VOWIPE


YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE 2012 --

AND WE ARE JUST 28 DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN TAMPA.

NEW AT 11 --

THIS IS TIME-LAPSE VIDEO OF WORKERS GETTING THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FORUM READY FOR THAT CONVENTION.

IT'S A BEE HIVE OF ACTIVITY.

TWO WEEKS OF WORK CRAMMED INTO ABOUT TWO MINUTES OF VIDEO.

AS CREWS TRANSFORM EVERY INCH OF THE ARENA.

ORGANIZERS SAY EVERYTHING'S ON SCHEDULE. Return to index of stories...


RNC TIME LAPSE-SOTVO


"We're absolutely staged and ready. We have a production schedule with every detail of everything that happens between here and the convention."

SOME OF THE WORK YOU'RE SEEING WILL HOLD UP EVEN AFTER THE CONVENTION.

THE R-N-C SHARED THE 520-THOUSAND-DOLLAR COST OF UPGRADING THE ACOUSTICS WITH THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING WHO PLAY THERE -- AND THAT WILL STICK AROUND AFTER THE G-O-P LEAVES TOWN.

WANT TO SEE THE WHOLE TIME LAPSE -- IT'S UP ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

JUST GO TO A-B-C-DASH-7-DOT-COM -- EASY LINK TO THE FACEBOK PAGE RIGHT THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. Return to index of stories...


CLINTON POPULAR-VTPS-OC


LOOKING AHEAD AT THE *DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,

BILL CLINTON WILL REPRISE HIS 2008 ROLL AS BOOSTER-IN-CHIEF FOR BARACK OBAMA.

IT APPEARS CLINTON WILL BE A VALUABLE SPEAKER TOO --

ACCORDING TO A NEW GALLUP POLL,

CLINTON IS AS POPULAR AS HE EVER WAS AMONG AMERICANS.

66 PERCENT OF AMERICANS VIEW HIM FAVORABLY.

OBAMA HIMSELF IS ONLY VIEWED FAVORABLY BY 54 PERCENT OF AMERICANS.

ALSO TODAY,

THE OBAMA CAMP ANNOUNCED THE PRESIDENT WILL TRAVEL TO ORLANDO THIS THURSDAY TO ATTEND CAMPAIGN EVENTS CANCELLED TWO WEEKS AGO FOLLOWING THE COLORADO SHOOTING. Return to index of stories...


COLLIER EARLY VOTE-CG


NEW NUMBERS RELEASED TONIGHT, SHOW COLLIER COUNTY SET A RECORD ON THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING.

962 PEOPLE TURNED OUT TODAY-- AT THE COUNTY'S SEVEN VOTING LOCATIONS.

POLLS ARE OPEN FROM TEN IN THE MORNING UNTIL SIX AT NIGHT.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY THIS COMING SATURDAY.

THE STATE'S PRIMARY WILL BE HELD AUGUST 14TH. Return to index of stories...


NEXT AT 11 OPEN-CLIP


NEXT AT 11 OPEN Return to index of stories...


TEASE ONE------------


TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO,

SHOT AFTER SHOT -- PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING WHERE THEY ARE WALKING --

AND THE DIGITAL DISTRACTIONS ARE TURNING DEADLY.

IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C SEVEN EXTRA.

A REASON TO LOOK UP.

PLUS,

THAT'S NOT NOUGAT AT THE CENTER OF THESE CHOCOLATE BARS.

THE SECRET INGREDIENT THAT LANDED ONE MAN BEHIND BARS.

AD-LIB WEATHER TEASE Return to index of stories...


TZ1 A EXTRA DISTRACTED WALKING-VOTOPS


Return to index of stories...

TZ1 B METH CANDY BARS-VOTOPS


Return to index of stories...

STORMWARN 7 JP WX OPEN-CLIP


STORMWARN OPEN Return to index of stories...


WEATHER-PWC


Return to index of stories...

TEASE DEMO STORY OF THE NIGHT-VO


WATCH THIS MAN GO TUMBLING ONTO THE TRAIN TRACKS.

HE WAS TALKING ON HIS PHONE.

AND HE *WASN'T* WATCHING WHAT HE WAS DOING.

SIXTY SECONDS AWAY.

MORE FUNNY VIDEOS OF PEOPLE DISTRACTED BY THEIR PHONES.

.AND THE NOT-SO-FUNNY PART --

WHAT EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE NOW SAYING ABOUT WALKING-AND-TALKING.AND WALKING-AND-TEXTING. Return to index of stories...


EXTRA CLIP-CLIP


Return to index of stories...

EXTRA DISTRACTED WALKING-TC MON


IT SEEMS WE CAN'T GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

.WITHOUT A LITTLE 'L-O-L' OR 'O-M-G.'

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TEXTING-AND-WALKING.

.OR AT LEAST TALKING-AND-WALKING ON THEIR PHONE.

AND IN TONIGHT'S A-B-C 7 EXTRA, PROOF IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING TO LAUGH ABOUT --

TODAY WE LEARNED, EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE SEEING *FOUR TIMES* MORE PATIENTS INJURED "WALKING WHILE DISTRACTED." Return to index of stories...


EXTRA DISTRACTED WALKING-PKG


WATCH AS THIS MAN, SO CONSUMED BY HIS CELLPHONE CONVERSATION, ENDS UP HEAD

OVER HEELS ON THE TRAIN TRACKS. LOOK AT THAT AGAIN AS HE TAKES TALKING ON

HIS CELL PHONE ONE STEP TOO FAR!! HE WASN'T HURT, BUT HE IS JUST ONE

EXAMPLE OF HOW SOCIETY'S ROMANCE WITH SMARTPHONES IS CAUSING MANY TO FLIRT

WITH DISASTER - WALKING INTO WALLS THIS WOMAN PLUNGED 20 FEET INTO A

SINKHOLE.

IN THE PAST 7 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF INJURED DISTRACTED WALKERS HAVE MORE THAN

QUADRUPLED. MORE THAN 1150 PEOPLE WERE TREATED IN THE ER IN 2011 ALONE.

"I think the danger is real and is a growing epidemic"

DR. GLATTER SAYS DISTRACTED PEDESTRIANS RISK INJURIES FROM HEAD TO

TOEINCLUDING FACIAL FRACTURES, EYE INJURIES AND BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, NASAL

FRACTURES, SPRAINED ANKLES AND OTHER FOOT INJURIES.

"It's not just about watching where you are going, it's about listening, too

. "

STANDUP

"When I'm walking down the street without any distraction I can hear my

producer honking from across the street and down the block. But as soon as I

put my headphones in and turn my music up, I can't hear her anymore.

Actually I can't even hear that she's honking until I get this close. just

a few yards away."

CITIES IN DELAWARE, UTAH, ARKANSAS, AND ILLINOIS HAVE ALL TRIED TO PASS

DISTRACTED WALKING BILLS.

THAT COULD HAVE COME IN HANDY FOR THIS MAN - WHO WAS TEXTING SO FEROCIOUSLY,

HE ALMOST WALKED RIGHT INTO A BEAR ON THE LOOSE. LINSEY DAVIS, ABC NEWS

NEW YORK Return to index of stories...


EXTRA SIDEBAR-OC


ALONG THE SAME LINES --

RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FOUND 116 CASES WHERE PEDESTRIANS WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE WEARING HEADPHONES OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS.

COUPLE NOTES --

TWO-THIRDS OF THE VICTIMS WERE MEN UNDER 30.

AND HALF OF THE CASES INVOLVED TRAINS. Return to index of stories...


METH CANDY BARS-VO


CRIME IS NEVER SWEET,

UNLESS OF COURSE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT METHAMPHETAMINE COATED IN CHOCOLATE.

THAT'S WHAT CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENTS SAY THEY FOUND AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THESE WERE FOUND INSIDE ONE MAN'S BAGGAGE.

RATHER THAN NOUGET OR CARAMEL,

THEY SAY EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED CANDY BARS FILLED WITH METH.

THE MAN WHO CHECKED THE BAG WAS ARRESTED BEFORE BOARDING A FLIGHT TO JAPAN. Return to index of stories...


FACEBOOK FELONY-OC


IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING CREATING A FAKE FACEBOOK, THIS WILL PROBABLY DISSAUDE YOU.

TWO MIDDLE-SCHOOL GIRLS FACE FELONY CHARGES AFTER THEY CREATED A PAGE AND POSED AS A CLASSMATE.

THE GIRLS ARE 12 AND 13.

AND THEY'RE ACCUSED OF USING THE PAGE TO SEND THREATENING MESSAGES.

BOTH ARE CHARGED WITH 'ONLINE IMPERSONATION.'

THAT'S A THIRD-DEGREE FELONY IN TEXAS, WHERE THEY'RE FROM. Return to index of stories...


PENN STATE TREES-VO


LAST WEEK WE TOLD YOU HOW WORKERS REMOVED THE SEVEN-FOOT STATUE OF JOE PATERNO ON THE PENN STATE CAMPUS --

TONIGHT,

SOMETHING ELSE IS GROWING IN ITS PLACE.

TREES WILL NOW GROW IN THIS SPOT OUTSIDE BEAVER STADIUM.

UNIVERSITY LEADERS DECIDED TO REMOVE THE STATUE AFTER AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FOUND PATERNO AND OTHERS SCHOOL LEADERS CONCEALED SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS AGAINST JERRY SANDUSKY. Return to index of stories...


CHARTER SCHOOL FATE-VO


LOOKING AHEAD --

TOMORROW,

THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS --

RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY IN FORT MYERS AND LEE ALTERNATIVE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN LEHIGH ACRES.

BOTH FACE ACCUSATIONS OF LYING ABOUT THEIR ATTENDANCE RECORD.

.AND HELPING STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT COMPLETING THE RIGHT NUMBER OF COURSES.

THE BOARD MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AT SIX TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. Return to index of stories...


BLOOD DONATIONS DOWN-VO


A GROWING PROBLEM IN OUR NATION'S BLOOD BANKS.

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SAYS THEIR SUPPLIES ARE AT THEIR LOWEST LEVEL IN 15 YEARS.

LAST MONTH,

THE RED CROSS FELL 50 THOUSAND UNITS SHORT OF ITS BLOOD DONATION GOALS.

IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH AVAILABLE BLOOD,

SOME ELECTIVE SURGIES WILL HAVE TO BE CANCELLED.

ADDING TO THE PROBLEM,

BECAUSE HIGH SCHOOL- AND COLLEGE-AGE DONORS MAKE UP ALMOST 20 PERCENT OF RED CROSS DONATIONS,

THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS DROP BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER. Return to index of stories...


STARVING DOG UPDATE-VO


IT WILL BE WEEKS BEFORE A DOG -- FOUND ON THE BRINK OF DEATH -- WILL BE WELL ENOUGH FOR ADOPTION.

SOMEONE SPOTTED THIS THREE-YEAR-OLD BOXER-HOUND MIX -- NAMED PHOENIX -- BY THE SUGAR CANE FIELDS NEAR CLEWISTON.

THE ANIMAL REFUGE CENTER SAYS THE DOG WAS SICK AND STARVING.

VETS ARE NOW NURSING HIM BACK TO HEALTH.

RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T ADOPT PHOENIX JUST YET.

BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE ALREADY INTERESTED, ONCE HE'S HEALTHY ENOUGH TO GO HOME WITH A FAMILY. Return to index of stories...


SPORTS TOSS-POP EST


AD-LIB SPORTS TOSS Return to index of stories...


TEASE TWO-POP


DOLPHINS OWNER STEPHEN ROSS IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE EXPECTS FROM HIS FINS. FGCU GREAT CHRIS SALE IS HAVING SOME ARM ISSUES.

PLUS. JOSH BECKETT. ARE HIS DAYS NUMBERED IN BOSTON. THAT IS COMING UP. Return to index of stories...


TZ2 A-VO


Return to index of stories...

NIGHTLINE TEASE-BLK-SOT


NIGHTLINE TEASE Return to index of stories...


SPORTS OPEN-CLIP


SPORTS OPEN Return to index of stories...


RED SOX TIGERS-POPMON


EARLIER THIS YEAR. RED SOX PITCHER JOSH BECKETT MISSED A START BECAUSE OF SORE BACK. BUT THEN. WENT OUT AND PLAYED A LITTLE GOLF. THAT DID NOT GO OVER SO WELL IN BEANTOWN. SO LAST YEAR IT WAS CHICKEN AND BEER WITH THIS GUY. THIS YEAR IT'S GOLF. IF NOTHING ELSE. BECKETT KNOWS HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. HE MAY BE HAVING A GOOD TIME IN A NEW UNIFORM SOON. RUMORED TO BE ON THE TRADING BLOCK. Return to index of stories...


RED SOX TIGERS-VOTOPS


IN THE MEANTIME. RED SOX AT FENWAY TAKING ON THE TIGERS.

CLAY BUCHHOLZ ON THE MOUND. HE'S BEEN LIGHTS OUT OF LATE. GETS THE K HERE. HE WENT 8. GAVE UP 3.

GOT PLENTY OF HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS. DUSTIN PEDROIA CLEARS THE MONSTER. FOR A 2-RUN SHOT. 4-2 SOX.

THEY DONT' LOOK BACK AND WIN. 7-3 Return to index of stories...


CHRIS SALE-VOTOPS


CHRIS SALE'S MAGICAL SEASON IS ABOUT TO BE PUT ON HOLD. AT LEAST FOR HIS NEXT START.

THE FORMER FGCU STAR. HAS. WHAT IS BEING TERMED AS DEAD ARM. HE WILL GET A COUPLE EXTRA DAYS OFF AS A RESULT.

SALE SAYS HE IS NOT SORE. AND THIS IS NORMAL FOR PITCHERS.

CHRIS HAS BEEN AWESOME THIS YEAR. IS 12-3 WITH A 2.61 ERA. Return to index of stories...


MIAMI DOLPHINS-POPMON


DOLPHINS OWNER STEPHEN ROSS SAYS THE FIRST SECTION IN THE PAPER HE TURNS TO EVERY MORNING. IS THE SPORTS SECTIONS. IF THAT'S THE CASE. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH READ THE LAST FEW YEARS. NOT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS WRITTEN ABOUT HIS FINS. BUT SAYS IT'S TIME TO BRING BACK A WINNING CULTURE TO MIAMI Return to index of stories...


MIAMI DOLPHINS-SOTTOPS


WAIT Return to index of stories...


TIM TEBOW-VOTOPS


NEXT STOP. JETS CAMP.

ONCE AGAIN. GATOR GREAT. TIM TEBOW. IS SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. BUT THEN AGAIN WHAT'S NEW.

JETS RIGHT NOW HAVE HIM PLAYING SPECIAL TEAM. AND HE'S FINE WITH THAT. BUT ADMIT. BEING A STARTING QUARTERBACK WOULD BE NICE. Return to index of stories...


TIM TEBOW-SOTTOPS


WAIT Return to index of stories...


MURDOCK DEATH-VOTOPS


SAD NEWS OUT OF TAMPA. TENNESEE TITANS WIDE RECEIVER OJ MURDOCK WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS CAR THIS MORNING PARKED OUTSIDE OF HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S AN APPARENT SUICIDE.

MURDOCK DID NOT REPORT TO TITANS CAMP OVER THE WEEKEND. CITING PERSONAL REASONS.

IRONICALLY. TODAY THE NFL LAUNCED A HOTLINE. WHICH PLAYERS CAN CALL. IF THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION. Return to index of stories...


MEDAL COUNT-POPMON


IN THE 1992 SUMMER OLYMPICS. THE DREAM TEAM BEAT ANGOLA BY 68 POINTS. NO CONTEST. TODAY THE US WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT ANGOLA BY 52. ANGOLAS. LIKE LET'S NOT PLAY THE US AGAIN. SPEAKING OF THE OLYMPICS. SPOILER ALERT. I'M ABOUT TO GIVE THE MEDAL COUNT. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. LOOK AWAY. OR LEAVE THE ROOM. BUT COME BACK Return to index of stories...


MEDAL COUNT-CGTOPS


HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOP 7 COUNTRIES.

YOU SEE CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES AT THE TOP.

37 COUNTRIES. HAVE WON AT LEAST ONE MEDAL Return to index of stories...


TREVOR MOORE-VOTOPS


NAPLES NATIVE TREVOR MOORE IS LOOKING ADD TO THAT MEDAL COUNT.

TODAY MOORE AND HIS SAILING PARTNER. ERIC STORK. HAD THEIR FIRST TWO RACES OF THE OLYMPICS. COMPETING IN THE 49ER DIVISION.

THE PAIR FINISHED WITH A. 6TH AND 10TH PLACE FINISH. AND NOW SIT IN 7TH PLACE OVERALL.

MOORE WILL RACE TWO TIMES AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

BUT THIS THING IS A MARATHON. IT'S A 9-DAY. 16 RACE COMPETITION. SO WE'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO. Return to index of stories...


TOSS TO BREAK-POP


SPEAKING OF THE OLYMPICS.. VINCENT HANCOCK OF PORT CHARLOTTE THE DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMP IN MEN'S SKEET.HAS THE LEAD IN THE COMPETITION AS IT CONCLUDES WITH THE MEDAL ROUND ON TUESDAY. Return to index of stories...


SEA TURTLE TOUR-VOTOPS


IT'S A 'TOUR DE TURTLES'.

THESE TWO LOGGERHEAD TURTLES. NAMED PIRATE PATTY AND LADY MARMALADE ARE HELPING RESEARCHERS WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IT

RESEARCHERS FITTED THEM WITH TRANSPONDERS TO FIGURE OUT WHY SOME TURTLES MIGRATE TO THE NORTHEAST -- OTHERS HEAD SOUTH.

RESEARCHERS -- EVEN YOU AT HOME -- CAN TRACK THE TWO ONLINE FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

FOR A LINK TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE NOW, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE A-B-C DASH SEVEN DOT COM, JUST CLICK ON SITES ON SEVEN. Return to index of stories...


REVENGE HOUSE $$$-SS


WANT TO LIVE IT UP LIKE THE SOCIALITES ON A-B-C'S HIT DRAMA "REVENGE?"

YOU CAN. IF YOU HAVE THE CASH.

DOES THIS HOUSE LOOK FAMILIAR?

IT'S THE BEACHFRONT MANSION WHERE "REVENGE'S" EMILY LIVES.

AND WHILE THE SHOW IS SET IN THE HAMPTONS.

.YOU'LL FIND THE HOUSE IN SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA.

THE BRIGHTSIDE --

YOU WON'T HAVE TO PAY SOUTH HAMPTON PRICES.

THE ICONIC THREE-BEDROOM HOME IS FOR SALE -- STARTING AT JUST MORE THAN ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'S ABOUT 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS THAN IF IT WAS IN THE HAMPTONS. Return to index of stories...


CLOSE 11PM-3SHOT


AD LIB GOODBYE Return to index of stories...